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Woman arrested at Playa del Carmen prison for smuggling crack

Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A woman has been arrested at the Playa del Carmen prison after she was caught attempting to smuggle crack.

During a routine inspection of visitor items, Roca, the on-site narcotics dog, sniffed out an item among two bags she was going to take inside the prison. Inside one of the small plastic shopping bags was a red candle that, once opened, contained the drug.

Photo: la DirecciĂ³n General de Seguridad PĂºblica

The woman, who was a visitor to the Centro de RetenciĂ³n Municipal de Solidaridad, was taken into custody by members of the General Directorate of Public Safety and Transit and transferred to the State Attorney General for corresponding legal procedures.